Rape as a weapon of war needs to be talked about continually. That it is primarily civilians who die in contemporary wars. That women and children, innocents so to speak, are the primary victims of war. One of the things that makes Ann Jone's story good journalism is that she gives brief histories of the conflicts, therby tying the women's individual stories to the upheavals as direct cause and effect. It is chilling to read how the perpetrators of very personal destruction of lives - and rape is very personal - have been promoted to high positions. Remember too the number of women in our military who have been raped by comrades, the high rate of domestic abuse by returning soldiers. Is it possible to have a "civilized" war?

This should be required reading for every voter and every politician, but this kind of truth will never appear in the MSM, because of the potential loss of audience. People don't want to know. Kudos to Ann Jones, and shame to the public who see no evil.

Not a story for the squeamish, but superbly reported for truthseekers. Well referenced reports from a reporter on site. When those seeking wealth and power start wars at the flip of a two-sided coin, the consequences in the following decades are often a forgotten collateral scar. This article may help keep ones eyes open for the story after the shock and awe video of bombs and tanks on Fox News. Could our governments spend as much on conflict resolution and preventing wars as they do on building armies?

Only weakness in this article is that this issue exists all over the world, not just Africa.